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Microcell Successfully Secures C$450 Million In Senior Secured Bank Financing.
Business Editors/High-Tech WritersMONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2004
Microcell Telecommunications Inc. (TSX:MT.A) (TSX:MT.B) today announced the successful closing of its previously announced C$450 million senior secured bank financing transaction for its wholly owned subsidiary, Microcell Solutions Inc. ("Solutions").
The new facilities consist of a seven-year C$200 million first lien term loan, a seven-and-a-half-year C$200 million second lien term loan, and an undrawn six-year C$50 million revolving credit facility. The new financing solidifies the Company's capital structure by extending the first significant debt maturity from 2008 to 2011 at favourable terms and conditions. In addition, due to the positive response from lenders, which resulted in commitments being oversubscribed, the Company may increase, at a later date, its first lien term loan facility or revolving credit facility by an additional C$25 million and its second lien term loan facility by an additional C$50 million.
The term loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and will be amortized with quarterly payments of principal and interest and, under certain circumstances, additional mandatory prepayments are required. The first lien term loan bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus 4%, while the second lien term loan bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus 7% which includes a LIBOR floor of 2%. The revolving credit facility is denominated in Canadian dollars and bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus 4%. The credit facilities are guaranteed by Microcell Telecommunications Inc., and are secured by a pledge on substantially all the assets of the Company.
The proceeds have been used mainly to repay all outstanding borrowings under the Company's previous bank credit facility in the amount of C$334 million. The new credit facilities have generated approximately C$80 million in incremental cash availability, which will provide for the continued investment in the Company's future growth initiatives through funding capital expenditures and associated working capital.
The facilities were arranged jointly by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston, with J.P. Morgan acting as sole bookrunner and administrative agent and Credit Suisse First Boston acting as syndication agent.
About the Company
Microcell Telecommunications Inc. is a major provider, through its subsidiaries, of telecommunications services in Canada dedicated solely to wireless. Microcell offers a wide range of voice and high-speed data communications products and services to over 1.2 million customers. Microcell operates a GSM network across Canada and markets Personal Communications Services (PCS) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) under the Fido(R) brand name. Microcell has been a public company since October 15, 1997, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Note to Microcell Investors
The statements made in this release concerning Microcell's future prospects are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may prevent expected future results from being achieved. For those statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbour for forward-looking statements contained in the securities laws. The Company cautions that actual future performance could be affected by a number of factors, including technological change, regulatory change, and competitive factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control. Therefore, future events and results may vary substantially from what the Company currently foresees. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company's Annual Information Form for 2002 and in other filings with securities commissions in Canada and the United States.
Reminder to holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares
The Company reminds the holders of its Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Non-Voting Shares that (i) each Class A Restricted Voting Share may, at the option of the holder, be exchanged at any time for one Class B Non-Voting Share and (ii) each Class B Non-Voting Share may, at the option of the holder by providing a declaration of Canadian residency to the Company's transfer agent, be exchanged at any time for one Class A Restricted Voting Share.
Fido is a registered trademark of Microcell Solutions Inc.
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Blu-ray Wins on '300' Sales
The battlefield epic motion picture "300" was sold on nearly twice as many Blu-ray Discs as rival HD DVD's packaged content, to become the current sales leader for all next-gen disc titles (when both formats' sales are counted), according to the
Hollywood Reporter
Some HD DVD proponents have argued in various online blogs that the videogame-like graphic novel that formed the original basis for "300" may not be the ideal title in which to judge how the two formats compete against each other over the same content. The reason: Since Blu-ray drives are built into all PlayStation 3 consoles, all titles with videogame-like qualities (games or movies) would expect to fare well for the Blu-ray camp.
Yet Blu-ray, for whatever reasons, has outperformed its lone competitor in both title sales and rentals over the last several months on a roughly 2-to-1 basis, according to tracking sources such as Nielsen VideoScan and Blockbuster Video (which subsequently has dropped HD DVD sales/rentals in most of its outlets).
Perhaps ironically, the HD DVD version of "300" boasts some sophisticated interactive and Web-based special features that the Blu-ray version does not.
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COLUMBIA — Sixteen-year-old Bailey Owen of Trenton is one half of a roping team.
As the header, it is his responsibility to call for the steer. This means he tells the chute operator when to release the steer. Once he has roped the steer's head, he must then turn the steer into position so the heeler can rope the steer's heels. All of this must be done in a matter of seconds.
What: Missouri High School Rodeo State Finals
Where: Boone County Fairgrounds, 5212 N Oakland Gravel Road
When: June 12 — 16
Friday, June 14
9 a.m. — Slack second performance
1 p.m. — Shooting contest
7 p.m. — Second performance; Cinch All-Star Team to be announced and 2013 Missouri High School Rodeo Cutting Champions to be announced
Saturday, June 15
7 p.m. — Short go for Top 12 in each event after second performance; 2013 Senior Class to be announced; 2013-14 Queen to be announced
Sunday, June 16
8 a.m. — Cowboy Church
9 a.m. — Awards Ceremony
Full schedule available at www.mohsrodeo.com Look for the link that says finals schedule.
But Owen isn't the only one from Trenton competing at this week's Missouri High School Rodeo State Finals. Trever Ratliff, another 16-year-old, is joining him this year at the Central Missouri Events Center in Columbia, and they are both looking for a chance to advance to this year's national high school competition in Rock Springs, Wyo.
Both cowboys also compete in calf roping, an event that requires the contestant to rope a running calf. The calf is then thrown to the ground where the contestant then wraps a second rope called a pigging string around any three of the calf's legs. The clock is stopped after the cowboy throws up his hands. Again, this is done in a matter of seconds.
Owen practices calf roping on horseback for about 3 hours per week and puts in extra time roping a dummy.
Ratliff has facilities and animals at his home, so he tries to practice every night, and both he and Owen record performances to find things to improve. They practice team roping for 2 1/2 to 3 hours a week, which they admit "isn't enough."
Ratliff also competes in the steer wrestling and the saddle bronc events. Although he he didn't qualify for this week's finals in saddle bronc, he is in the top of the standings in steer wrestling.
Owen, who has been competing for two years, got started when his stepfather, who also rodeos, asked him if was interested in getting involved.
Like Owen, Ratliff has also been competing at this level for two years and got involved at an early age. He grew up around horses, and his grandparents also rodeoed. His grandfather competed in all of the roughstock or bucking animal events and calf-roping. His grandmother competed in the barrel racing.
Apart from the saddle and rope, Owen relies on another larger piece of equipment — Butterbean, a quarter horse he uses in the calf-roping. For the team-roping, he uses a horse his partner owns.
Ratliff has a horse for each event. He uses Yeller No. 1 for calf roping, Yeller No. 2 for team roping, Moe for steer-wrestling and Cookie to haze (keeping a steer running straight when another cowboy is steer wrestling).
Ratliff said he finds the steer wrestling to be the most challenging mentally. "It takes a lot of courage to jump," he said.
His mother, Charla Ratliff, worries most about him competing in the saddle bronc.
"He's in control when he comes off the horse in the steer wrestling," she said, "In saddle bronc, its however you come off."
Owen and Ratliff's partnership arose out of mutual interest and need. They had gone to school together since kindergarten and both got into roping at the high school level, so they teamed up. They also share a role model in Trevor's grandfather Ron Ratliff, who has imparted much wisdom to both boys.
Both said calf roping is their favorite event for the same reason. "Because you don't have to rely on anyone else," Ratliff said. But they both love the camaraderie that comes with rodeo.
"The best thing about rodeo are friends and the competition," Owen said.


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Carole King Named 2014's Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year
September 20, 2013 02:07:09 GMTThe Recording Academy, which organizes Grammy Awards, has announced that Carole King has been named MusiCares Person of the Year for 2014. The 71-year-old singer will receive the honor at the Recording Academy's charity fundraiser on January 24, 2014, two days before Grammy Awards.
'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' to Open on Broadway in 2014
March 16, 2013 03:03:09 GMTA musical about the life and career of Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Carole King plans to start viewing on Broadway in spring 2014. "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" will include hits written by King and his former husband Gerry Goffin, as well as Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil.
Carole King to Receive Prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
December 14, 2012 07:01:08 GMTCarole King has been named the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song recipient by the Library of Congress. The veteran singer and songwriter is also the first woman to be given the prestigious prize, which applauds the "lifetime achievement of artists whose work exemplifies the standard of excellence associated with towering songwriters George and Ira Gershwin." She will receive the distinction for her vast body of work in music spanning five decades.
Jack Johnson Debuts Atop Billboard Hot 200
June 10, 2010 06:39:28 GMTJack Johnson enters Billboard Hot 200 at the first place this week with his new release "To the Sea" and scores his third No. 1 album. It has sold around 243,000 copies, breaking record of an eight-week long streak of chart toppers selling less than 200,000.
OneRepublic Debut 'Marchin On' Music Video
June 03, 2010 07:57:05 GMTOneRepublic's live performance scene is highlighted in a newly-premiered music video for their single "Marchin On". The band's members Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown and Eddie Fisher are featured in individual scenes in addition to gathering in one shot.
First Look: Showtime's Historical Drama 'The Borgias'
June 03, 2010 07:53:38 GMTThe first look into Showtime's "The Borgias" is shared through a behind-the-scene footage. A new series coming from the director of "Interview with the Vampires", Neil Jordan, "Borgias" is a historical drama which is Showtime's resort to replace "The Tudors".
Jonas Brothers and More Featured in Disney's New Friends for Change
June 03, 2010 07:24:13 GMTDisney has posted a special footage for their Friends for Change project. In the more-than-2-minute clip, lots of Disney stars urge fans to take action and change their habit in order make the world a better place. Ideas on what they could do include recycling, using electricity wisely and volunteering for community.
Official Cover Art of Kanye West's 'Power'
June 03, 2010 07:16:58 GMTAn artwork featured as the cover art of Kanye West's new single "Power" has been posted on the rapper's official blog. The image is created by contemporary visual artist, George Condo, and features an illustrated headshot of Kanye with his mouth and eyes widely opened.
Adam Lambert to Play Safe in Tour but Still Offer Tasteful Performances
June 03, 2010 06:43:55 GMTOne day before kicking off his Glam Nation tour on June 4 in Wilkes-Barre, Adam Lambert met the press to divulge what he has planned for the traveling show. In an interview with Billboard, he is convinced that those coming to his gig will definitely "be comfortable."
ABC Not Saving 'Adventures of Old Christine' Either
June 03, 2010 06:41:55 GMTABC is skipping "The New Adventures of Old Christine". The network which has previously rejected the chance to pick up "Ghost Whisperer" after CBS canceled it last month, has laid the same verdict to the sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Kevin Costner Welcomes His Seventh Baby
June 03, 2010 06:21:05 GMTKevin Costner is officially a dad again. On Wednesday, June 2 in Los Angeles, the "Waterworld" star welcomed his third child with wife Christine Baumgartner. The baby daughter is named Grace Avery Costner.
'The A-Team' Unleashes Four New Clips
June 03, 2010 06:17:15 GMTThe 20th Century Fox has generously shared the scenes from "The A-Team" by debuting some new clips. Making their way out via Yahoo! Movies, three of the videos give a look at never-before-seen footage.
'Glee Volume 3' Soundtrack Holds No. 1 on Albums Chart
June 03, 2010 06:01:55 GMTThis week, Billboard Hot 200 is quite sleepy as there is only one new entry, Stone Temple Pilots' self-titled album, which is able to crack the Top 10 by bowing at the second place with 62,000 copies. Standing in the band's way to take the top spot is last week's champ "Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers" which stays at No. 1 with 63,000 units.
'Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore' Welcomes New Trailer
May 20, 2010 07:01:10 GMTWarner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer for "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore". Making its way out via Yahoo! Movies, the video gives away more scenes from the film, showing how the dogs react to the new threat spread by a cat who wants to enslave people.
Drake Announces Second Leg of Away From Home Tour
May 20, 2010 06:34:38 GMTAfter finishing the first leg of his Away From Home tour, Drake announced a number of new dates to extend the traveling show. The Canadian rapper has started the second leg of his tour on May 17 at Ogden Theater in Denver.
Last Season of 'Smallville' Brings Back Chloe
May 20, 2010 06:13:16 GMT"Smallville" will pull down the curtain after a decade long entertaining sci-fi fans. Tom Welling who plays young Clark Kent has confirmed that the show is not returning on screen after the upcoming tenth season, saying "Season 10 of Smallville will be the last season".
Justin Bieber Returns to No. 1 on Hot 200
May 20, 2010 05:01:02 GMTJustin Bieber reclaims the first position on Billboard Hot 200 with "My World 2.0" and it becomes his fourth non-consecutive week at the top spot. Last week, he sat at the fifth place with 64,000 copies and now he secures the No. 1 spot with just little over 60,000 units.
Godsmack Top Billboard 200, Eminem Rules Hot 100
May 13, 2010 06:25:24 GMTGodsmack score their third No. 1 album this week with their fifth studio album "The Oracle". Making its way out in the United States on May 4, the effort rules Billboard Hot 200 with 117,000 copies. Previously, they claimed the hot spot with their 2006 "IV" and 2003 "Faceless".
Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber and More Up for 'TODAY' Concert Series
April 14, 2010 07:40:01 GMTThe line-up of this year's "TODAY" show's summer concert series has been announced. Lady GaGa, Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera and Carrie Underwood are some of the musical guests listed on the bill.
Nick Jonas to Perform at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
March 15, 2010 08:12:16 GMTNick Jonas is expected to perform at the 25th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The youngest member of the Jonas Brothers reportedly is scheduled to sing "A Teenager In Love", a 1959 song written by this year's inductee Mort Shuman and previously-inducted musician Doc Pomus.


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Looking for new ways to digitally repurpose its book content, John Wiley has entered a partnership with Near-Time, a small North Carolina technology developer, to use its wiki-based software to easily turn technical books into revenue-producing, interactive online publishing platforms. Near-Time's software allows a publisher to publish book content in multiple digital formats—from content updates, text corrections and message boards to blogs and video content.
Wiki-based software allows publishers to post interconnected content permitting users multiple levels of access to the text itself, along with other digital functionality.Wiley is using Near-Time's technology to launch a pilot program using titles from its programming imprint.Wrox Press. The first title, Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0, has been posted online and is supported by advertising.
"Publishers want to extend the e-book format," Near-Time's Joel Bush said. "Our technology offers publishers the ability to get consumer feedback, add rich media, create an online community or even make a book available online while it is still being edited." Bush noted that the software lets publishers revive interest in backlist titles and easily promote new titles. Near-Time's software also allows publishers to offer content free or through subscription access or to support the text with advertising.
Jim Minatel, acquisitions director for Wiley Technology Publishing and Wrox Press, said Wiley was "really excited" about the pilot program. Minatel described it as a "first step to get the process in place," and said a much larger rollout of Wrox Press titles is planned. Wiley plans to use Near-Time technology to offer more programming titles from Wrox Press in the coming months, "a handful of complete books surrounded by free pages from other titles," said Minatel. While the pilot Wrox title is ad-supported and free to users, other Wrox Press texts will offer some form of subscription access, usually a one-time payment.
Minatel said Wiley was impressed with Near-Time's "levels of access and editorial selectivity. We can put up draft content and the technical community can play with it. But not everyone can rewrite the book. We still want control." And Wiley authors, said Minatel, are buying into the program. "They understand it offers an incremental revenue stream.It doesn't cannibalize the content and gets more exposure for their books."


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God is God: The Meaning of a Controversial Formula and the Fundamental Problem of Speaking About God (1986)
by Eberhard Busch
The Theology of Nationalism of Emanuel Hirsch (1986)
by Jean-Loup Seban
Perichoretic Possibilities in Barth's Doctrine of Male and Female (1986)
by Alexander J. McKelway
Karl Barth: Theologian With a Sense of Humor (1986)
by Daniel L. Migliore
Centenary Harvest: A Review of Recent Books on Karl Barth (1987)
by Daniel L. Migliore
Karl Barth and the Postmodern Paradigm (1988)
by Hans Küng
Josef Hromadka: Ecumenical Pilgrim (1999)
by Jan Milic Lochman
Suzanne Selinger, Charlotte von Kirschbaum and Karl Barth: A Study in Biography and the History of Theology, A Review Essay (2000)
by Katherine Sonderegger
The Future of the Complete Edition of Karl Barth's Works (Karl Barth-Gesamtausgabe) - Achievements, Tasks, Expectations (2001)
by Hans-Anton Drewes
Conversational Theology: The Wit and Wisdom of Karl Barth (2001)
by George Hunsinger
Karl Barth - Digital and Theological (2002)
by Hans-Anton Drewes
What Has Basel to Do with Berlin? Continuities in the Theologies of Barth and Schleiermacher (2002)
by Bruce L. McCormack
Reminiscences of Karl Barth (2002)
by John D. Godsey
Barth, Derrida and Différance: Is there a Difference? (2002)
by David Guretzki
The Significance of Karl Barth's Theology for Contemporary Issues In The 21st Century (2002)
by Peter Schmid
A Reformed Voice (2002)
by Eberhard Busch
The Barth Renaissance in America: An Opinion (2002)
by Bruce L. McCormack
The Development of Karl Barth's Theology (2002)
by Georg Pfleiderer
What Does It Mean for the Christian Church To Confess and To Reject? (2003)
by Eberhard Busch
Reading Scripture Theologically With Barth – In South Africa? Anecdotes for After Dinner (2006)
by Dirkie Smit
Barth's Relationshop with Japanese Thought: Katsumi Takizawa (2007)
by Curtis Rigsby
An Unscientific Analysis of Perceptions of Karl Barth among Canadian Evangelical Theologians (2007)
by David Guretzki
Center for Barth Studies News
New Book Review: "Karl Barth's Christological Ecclesiology"
New Book Review: "A Theology of the Third Article: Karl Barth and the Spirit of the Word"
New Book Review: "Barth's Interpretation of the Virgin Birth: A Sign of Mystery"
New Book Review: "Karl Barth and the Resurrection of the Flesh: The Loss of the Body in Participatory Eschatology"
New Book Review: "Barth and God's Story: Biblical Narrative and the Theological Method of Karl Barth in the Church Dogmatics"
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CA – Hellboy Day Signing
February 26, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Top Stories
Mike Mignola appears at Meltdown Comics on Saturday March 22nd at 2:00 pm to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of HELLBOY!
Press Release:
March 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola's career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character's somewhat humble beginnings as an eight-page feature in Dark Horse's San Diego Comic Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved "beast of the apocalypse."
To celebrate, Dark Horse Comics is proclaiming March 22, 2014 as "Hellboy Day," with events happening in comic shops around the country! Dark Horse is inviting our retail partners to celebrate with us, by offering up exclusive promotional materials, as well as ordering discounts on all Hellboy and BPRD backlist titles.
Additionally, Dark Horse will produce an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales: "The Ghoul" and "Another Day at The Office," as well as two new stories by Mignola, Fabio Moon, and R. Sikoryak!
Dark Horse is also pleased to announce that Meltdown Comics and Collectibles in West Hollywood, CA will be hosting Mike Mignola on March 22! Look for more details to come on the event.
Meltdown Comics
7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046
MA – An Evening w/ Golden & Lansdale
February 17, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Horror, Massachusetts, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Christopher Golden and Kasey Lansdale appear at Pandemonium Books on Monday February 24th from 7:00 till 9:00 pm for a book signing and musical performance. Price is free to all!
Pandemonium Books & Games
4 Pleasant Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
MA – Dark Duets Signing
January 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Horror, Massachusetts, Other, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Video Games
Christopher Golden, Rio Youers, and Nate Kenyon appear at Porter Square Books on Wednesday January 22nd at 7:00 pm!
Press Release:
Dark Duets is a feast of eerie and mesmerizing horror, thriller, and dark fantasy tales–an ambitious and unique anthology featuring biting and atmospheric original stories from seventeen pairs of acclaimed writers, all collaborating together for the first time. Penned by two authors–and in one case, a trio–who have never worked together before, the stories in this enthralling literary chemistry blend diverse elements and rich themes into mesmerizing and highly combustible tales that delve deep into the shadowy, unexplored realms of the imagination.
The readers for this event will be:
Christopher Golden is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world. His latest novel is Snowblind.
Rio Youers is the author of two novellas, Mama Fish and Old Man Scratch—the latter earning him a British Fantasy Award nomination in 2010, the novels End Times and Westlake Soul, and the short story collection Dark Dreams, Pale Horses. His novelette, This is the Summer of Love, was the title story of PS Publishing's first new-look Postscripts anthology. His short fiction has also been published by IDW Publishing, Edge Science Fiction & Fantasy, and Shroud Magazine.
Nate Kenyon is the author of Bloodstone, a Bram Stoker Award finalist and winner of the P&E Horror Novel of the Year, The Reach, also a Bram Stoker Award finalist, The Bone Factory, Sparrow Rock, StarCraft: Ghost Spectres, Diablo III: The Order, and Day One. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association and International Thriller Writers. He lives in the Boston area.
Porter Square Books
25 White Street, Cambridge, MA 02140-1413
CA – Dark Duets Signing
January 9, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television
Amber Benson, Christopher Golden, and Jonathan Maberry appear at Dark Delicacies to sign Dark Duets on Saturday January 25th at 2:00 p.m.
Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia, Burbank, CA 91505
NH – Sons of Anarchy Signing
September 16, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New Hampshire, Signing and Appearance Profiles
Writer Christopher Golden appears at Jetpack Comics to sign the new Sons of Anarchy comic from Boom! Studios on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from noon till 2:00 PM!
Jetpack Comics
37 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Mike Mignola Attends 2014 Big WOW! ComicFest
August 28, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, California, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
Press Release:
Big WOW! ComicFest is thrilled to make our first guest announcement for the 2014 show, and it is a big one; Mike Mignola will be one of our Featured Guests next May!
Mike Mignola is best known as the multiple award-winning creator, writer, and artist of "B.P.R.D." and "Hellboy," but has fostered several other projects like "The Amazing Screw-On Head" and "Baltimore" with Christopher Golden. Although he began working as a professional cartoonist in the early 1980s, drawing 'a little bit of everything for just about everybody' – including characters like Batman and Wolverine – he was also a production designer on the Disney film "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." Mignola also acted as a visual consultant to Guillermo del Toro on "Blade 2″ and the film versions of Hellboy, which were broadly adapted by del Toro from the original comic series. Mike Mignola currently lives in southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.
Big Wow! ComicFest – The Original Artist Friendly Convention – returns to San Jose May 17th & 18th, 2014, bringing two great days of Comic Book, Anime/Manga, Art, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Gaming and Cosplay FUN! Many of the country's best vendors of all things cool and collectible will tempt your wallets with the perfect gifts for Geek, Fans and True Collectors, everywhere! Big Wow! ComicFest is the Only Major Comics Event in the San Francisco Bay Area this Year.
Be sure to follow us on both Facebook and Twitter to stay up-to-date on all our upcoming announcements!
NH – Free Comic Book Day 2013
April 9, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, New Hampshire, Signing and Appearance Profiles
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Kevin Eastman, Rich Woodall, Tyler James, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and more appear at Jetpack Comics on Saturday May 4, 2013 for Free Comic Book Day!
Kevin Eastman – Co Creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Writer / Artist IDW TMNT. Owner Heavy Metal
and so much more awesome stuff.
Tyler James – Comix Tribes Red Ten FCBD
Matt Talbot – Cover Artist KABOOM SUMMER BLAST Phantom Variant Edition & Cover Artist Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22 Phantom Variant Edition
Rich Woodall – Cover Artist Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22 Phantom Variant
Christopher Golden – Writer the Baltimore series from Dark Horse Comics.
Thomas Sniegoski – Writer Vampirella Strikes from Dynamite Entertainment.
Rich Brunelle & Josh Belanger – Creators & Artists Red Claw & The Fat Squad
The Poison Pixies Roller Derby Team – Come and meet NH's premiere roller derby team in the convention hall!
The Barrington Middle School Comic Book Club
Bob Raymond
Bill Mitchell & Kimball Thorpe – Beanman.
Heidi Brunelle – Debuting a new hand crafted sensation this year at FCBD!
Jennifer Omand – Creator & artist Square Cat Comics!
Jetpack Comics
37 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Dark Horse Schedule for Emerald City Comicon 2013
February 26, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories, Washington
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Dark Horse Comics is headed to the Pacific Northwest's foremost and fastest growing pop culture convention – Emerald City Comicon.
Join us for signings at booth #1102! Free comics and/or prints with each signing while supplies last. Please note that lines may be capped or tickets issued as needed; ask early about your favorite signings!
Comics, books, and collectibles will be available for purchase from Dark Horse or your favorite retailer.
Friday, March 1
2:30 p.m. Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D.)
3:30 p.m. Doug Sneyd (The Art of Doug Sneyd)
4:30 p.m. Superhero Signing: Frank Barbieri (Blackout), Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle), Michael Avon Oeming (The Victories), Josh Williamson (Captain Midnight)
6:00 p.m. Steve Lieber (Alabaster)
7:00 p.m. Camilla d'Errico (Helmetgirls, Femina & Fauna)
*Free limited-edition 11″ x 17″ print of The Forge Machine for first 50 people in line.
DARK HORSE SUPERHEROES, Hall B (608-610),?3:10 p.m.–4:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
10:00 a.m. Alexander Freed (Dragon Age, Star Wars: Purge, Star Wars: The Old Republic)
11:00 a.m. Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, 3 Story)
11:00 a.m. Howard Chaykin (Marked Man, Custer)
12:00 p.m. Eric Powell (The Goon, Billy the Kid, Chimichanga)
1:00 p.m. Brian Wood and Garry Brown (The Massive)
*Free limited-edition 11″ x 17″ print of The Massive 3-in-1 cover and The Massive #7 for first 50 people in line.
2:00 p.m. Paul Tobin (Colder)
3:00 p.m. Rob Reger and Emily Ivie (Emily and the Strangers)
4:00 p.m. Jeremy Barlow and Tony Parker (R.I.P.D.)
5:30 p.m. Mike Mignola (Hellboy, Hellboy in Hell, B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Baltimore, Sledgehammer 44, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder)
FROM VICTIM TO HERO, Hall C (602-603), 3:20 p.m.–4:15 p.m.
Hall B (608-610), 4:10 p.m.–5:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
10:00 a.m. Brian Wood and Garry Brown (The Massive)
*Free limited-edition 11″ x 17″ print of The Massive 3-in-1 cover and The Massive #7 for first 50 people in line.
11:00 a.m. Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D.)
12:00 p.m. Christos Gage (Angel & Faith)
12:00 p.m. David Walker (Number 13)
1:30 p.m. Brian Wood (Star Wars)
1:30 p.m. Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy)
2:00 p.m. Randy Stradley (Star Wars: Dark Times)
3:00 p.m. Jeff Parker and Erika Moen (Bucko)
STAR WARS IN COMICS!, Hall B (608-610), 12:10 p.m.–1:05 p.m.
Midtown Comics Signings & Exclusives at NYCC 2012
October 8, 2012 by Colin Solan
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Press Release:
Midtown Comics in New York City is proud to announce a series of high-profile exclusive items and creator signings and events at the largest pop-culture event on the east coast: New York Comic-Con! Join the staff of Midtown Comics for the party of the year!
Uncanny Avengers #1: Midtown-exclusive cover from Marvel Comics, by J. Scott Campbell:
Dive headfirst into Marvel NOW! and witness the blockbuster debut of an all-new Avengers team featuring members from all across the Marvel Universe…a team uniting Avenger and X-Man alike! It all happens in Uncanny Avengers #1, by the superstar dream team of Rick Remender and John Cassaday and Midtown Comics presents an exclusive cover by J. Scott Campbell, available at NYCC and in-store.
Visit Midtown Comics' booth #1638 at NYCC and catch up with all of the exclusive items, creator signings and more. Coupons will be given out for big discounts valid at Midtown Comics NYC stores and online.
Midtown exclusive items:
Along with our exclusive Uncanny Avengers #1 variant cover by J. Scott Campbell, we'll be offering two exclusive covers for Walking Dead: The Official Magazine #1 from Titan Magazines, exclusive Black Panther, Scarlet Spider, andAvengers tees, a brand-new Avengers vs. X-Men ® 9FIFTY SNAPBACK cap from New Era, the limited edition Khem figure from Captain Action, Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden's new book Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism, a Jim Steranko & Stanley Artgerm Lau variant cover for Heavy Metal magazine #3, and Brian Haberlin's new hardcover graphic novel Anomaly.
Midtown Comics Booth Signings:
Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways)
and Fiona Staples (Saga, Mystery Society, Northlanders, Jonah Hex)
Matt Wagner (Sandman Mystery Theatre, Grendel, Mage, Madame Xanadu)
Mike Mignola (Hellboy, B.P.R.D., Baltimore, Amazing Screw-On Head)
and Christopher Golden (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Baltimore, Joe Golem)
Scott Snyder (Batman, Swamp Thing, American Vampire)
Andy Diggle (Doctor Who, The Losers, Daredevil, Thunderbolts, Swamp Thing)
Madame Tussauds New York presents: THOR!
A life-sized wax figure of THOR as portrayed by actor Chris Hemsworth from Madame Tussauds New York will be at our booth from Friday-Sunday for free photo ops with fans. Unveiled for the first time in April, THOR is part of Madame Tussauds New York's new interactive Marvel experience which also features wax likenesses of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, a 15-foot-tall Hulk as well as an exclusive Marvel Super Heroes 4D Experience – a new, short film with thrilling special effects. Madame Tussauds New York is located at 234 W. 42nd Street, between Seventh & Eighth Avenues. For more information visit www.nycwax.com or call (866) 841-3505
All NYCC Midtown exclusives and event info can be found on our blog: www.blog.midtowncomics.com
MIDTOWN COMICS opened its first store in 1997, and is now the industry's leading retailer of comic books, graphic novels, and manga, with its online store as well as three landmark NYC locations in Times Square, Grand Central and Downtown and a mini-boutique in the historic FAO Schwarz toy store on Fifth Ave., in NYC. Follow us on Facebook,Twitter, Tumblr, and the Midtown blog! More information available online at: http://www.midtowncomics.com
CA – Free Comic Book Day 2011
May 6, 2011 by Colin Solan
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Mike Mignola, Steve Niles, Richard Starkings, Joe Benitez, and many more sign on Saturday, 7 May 2011 is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!
Mike Mignola - Hellboy, Baltimore. Mike will be on hand to sign for fans.
Steve Niles - Criminal Macabre. Steve will be on hand to sign for fans.
Richard Starkings - Elephantmen. Richard will be on hand to sign for fans.
Joe Benitez - Lady Mechanika. Joe will be on hand to sign for fans.
David Wohl - Executive Assistant: Iris. David will be on hand to sign for fans.
Vince Hernandez - Charismagic. Vince will be on hand to sign for fans.
Chris Yost - TV's The Mighty Avengers. Chris will be on hand to sign for fans.
Phil Ortiz - The Simpsons. Phil will be on hand to sign for fans.
Joshua Williamson - Sketch Monsters. Joshua will be on hand to sign for fans.
Jeff Stokely - Fraggle Rock. Jeff will be on hand to sign for fans.
Robbi Rodriguez - Tek Jansen. Robbi will be on hand to sign for fans.
Frank Mastromauro - Artist on Aspen Comics' Soulfire and Shrugged. Frank will be on hand to sign for fans.
David Schwartz - Writer on Aspen Comics' Fathom. David will be on hand to sign for fans.
Peter Steigerwald - Artist on Witchblade and Fathom. Peter will be on hand to sign for fans.
Mark Roslan - Artist on Tomb Raider and The Darkness. Mark will be on hand to sign for fans.
First look at Mattel's exclusive releases for Comic-Con 2011!
Character Appearances: Wonder Woman (Confession of a Superhero's Jenn Wengar) and Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion will be on hand for photo opportunities.
The Comic Bug
1807 Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266


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Update: Alaska Pollock (Imitation crab / Kanikama)
When Sustainable Sushi was being developed, the Alaska pollock fishery — the 2nd largest fishery in terms of total biomass in the entire world — seemed relatively healthy and stable. At the very least, it provided a traceable and ostensibly well-managed seafood source that was superior to the random mash of imported whitefish that provides the ersatz fish protein underpinning our fish stick and surimi industries. In fact, the Alaska pollock fishery has been considered a "Best Choice" by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program for years, and is an MSC-certified fishery.
Things seem to be taking a turn for the worse, however. Recent developments in the fishery seem to suggest that all may not be well in pollock country.
For five years running, the stock has seen lower levels of recruitment (new fish in younger age classes) than historical trends would lead researchers to expect. Overall stock levels have severely declined as well, taking the overall populations to levels only previously reached in the late 1970s — a time when the fishery was open to international fleets and was being heavily over-exploited.
Bycatch levels are also higher than one would like. An increase in overall CPUE (Catch Per Unit of Effort — a measurement of the amount of resources and manpower needed to produce a given amount of fish) has led to increased mortality among co-habiting salmon. Local sea birds and marine mammals are also being affected; strong links are being drawn between the pollock fishery and a downturn in northern fur seals and the endangered Stellar's sea lion.
Pollock trawls are impacting sensitive seabed habitats as well — new explorations in the Bering Sea have revealed rich areas of endemic corals. Unfortunately, these areas are not yet protected from fishing, and the pollock fleet is freely operating in coral beds which should ideally be listed as no-take zones.
Most troubling, however, is the reaction on the part of the Northern Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC), a federal body that is responsible for setting the yearly pollock quota. Rather than use the aforementioned concerns as justification to pare down the fishery and reign in some of its more worrisome aspects, the NPFMC instead did the exact opposite and increased the allowed amount of king salmon bycatch to 60,000 fish.
This is poor management from an environmental standpoint. The pollock fishery's regulations are such that when the bycatch cap for salmon is reached, the fishery is immediately shut down for the year. This increase in tolerable bycatch numbers reflects the rising CPUE within today's pollock fishery, but rather than move to rebuild the fishery, it simply allows for greater and more damaging exploitation.
The pollock fishery is no longer what it once was. It is clear that federal management cannot be depended upon to make wise and environmentally sound decisions in the face of the economic and industrial short-term interests that dominate the pollock industry. Given the current situation, I have no choice but to urge readers to refrain from purchasing products that contain Alaska pollock. In the sushi industry, this means the California roll and other items that include kanikama (imitation crab).
This is by no means an irreversible situation. The Alaska pollock is an incredibly resilient and fecund fish that has the capability to bounce back. Proper management can restore the fishery to its former productive glory, just as was done in the early 1980s. The greater worry is for other impacted populations, primarily Stellar's sea lions, Alaskan king salmon, coldwater corals, and northern fur seals. If the pollock fishery is to continue, it must reinvent itself to be more sensitive to these co-habiting species.
I have no doubt that other environmental organizations have this issue on their radar, and that we will in the very near future begin to see more criticism of the Alaska pollock fishery from groups much larger and more established than Sustainable Sushi.


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1998 47 (ft.) Bayliner 4788 Pilot House Motoryacht
Inactive - This listing is not for sale at this time
General Information
Listing# 138225
- Price
- $139,000.00
- Location
- Port Tobacco, MD, United States
- Manufacturer
- Bayliner
- Boat Type
- Powerboat
- Model Year
- 1998
- Category
- Motor Yachts
- Model
- 4788 Pilot House Motoryacht
- Status
- Used
- Length
- 47 (ft.)
- Bridge Clearance
- 18.17
- Beam
- 14.92
- Hull Material
- Fiberglass
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Engine Model
- Number of Engines
- 2
- Engine Type
- Inboard
General Details
This 4788 Bayliner is in great running order and priced to sell. The owner had one engine over head and instead of doing the heads, they did a full rebuild on it. She starts right up and has been used during the summer 2014 on the weekends. Owner is moving out of boating as the family is all grown up and too busy to find enough time to use her.
All new batteries August 2013
New canvas on the flybridge August 2013
- Description
- The Bayliner 4788 Pilot House Motoryacht combines comfort, an elegant line, and luxury features. The large bridge deck, with its fully-appointed helm and generous lounge seating, allows captain and guests to enjoy the view together. This 4788 features a wide lounge seat sculpted into the foredeck for sunning, a large transom door for easy access to the broad boarding platform, and generous side decks with grab rails for extra security. The master suite includes a large double berth, twin hanging lockers, a separate dressing room with settee that converts to upper and lower bunks, and a private bath with large vanity and enclosed tub. Her midship stateroom offers another a double berth and across the companionway is a second bath complete with shower. She features a fully equipped electric galley, large salon windows, and unencumbered movement throughout the vessel. Standard equipment includes Raytheon radar, AutoHelm autopilot, electric anchor windlass, and davit with electric winch.
- Extras
- Factory rubrail replaced with Stainless Steel
- Electronics
- Power cord in/out automatic retractable Two chart plotters / one through lab top/ gps
- Engines
- 300 hrs. on port engine since complete (documented) overhaul 2200 hrs. on gen. 2800 hrs on starboard engine (mechanics found it was not in need of overhaul) Self changing oil system making it easy for regular maintenance
- Disclaimer
- The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


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2 years ago I took all the slides out of their carousels and placed them in a box…a large box because there are so many. I planned to scan them onto the computer but "life is getting in the way" and I am afraid those memories may be lost forever. Your blog has inspired me and I will try harder to preserve those memories. Thanks for the nudge.
August 8, 2012 at 6:21 am
I wish I had my slides from my first trip to Israel in 1970. I often think how fun it would be to show them to my kids. Can't seem to find them.
August 8, 2012 at 7:29 am
slides – oh my goodness, another form of memory to sort through!!!!
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It is no secret that Liverpool have been known for producing some of the top strikers ever to grace the English Football League. Over the years, Liverpool have had a number of top class strikers, from Ian Rush to Robbie Fowler and then from Robbie Fowler to Michael Owen. While recent years have been a bit slow for Liverpool on the youth development front, when it comes to strikers, it appears that they may have one coming through in the next couple of years.
Michael Ngoo is a tall, strong, powerful and quick striker with plenty of tricks in his locker and a keen eye for goal. Michael joined Liverpool in 2009 managed to impress right from the off. His first year in the Liverpool academy was topped off with a superb solo goal reminiscent of the great Maradona. The 2010-2011 campaign was one of mixed emotions for Michael Ngoo however.
Unfortunately for Michael Ngoo, he suffered an injury set back and there was a worry that he would not recapture his form once he returned from fitness. However, despite his injury, Michael still managed to end the campaign as the Liverpool academy top goal scorer, as well as making a number of appearances for the Liverpool reserves and to top it all off, won a call up to the England U20 World Cup squad in Colombia. Remember the name Michael Ngoo, as he is certainly a player with a big future.


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Spice Cupcakes With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 tsp. ground allspice 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 3 large eggs, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup 1/2 cup buttermilk
Frosting: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature 1/4 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Preheat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. In large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, for about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping down bowl after each addition. Add vanilla and maple syrup and mix well on high speed. In three parts, alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to batter, beginning and ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Fill each cup to the top with batter. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until tops are golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes then remove to a baking rack and cool completely. Ice with cream cheese frosting. To make frosting: Cream together cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in powdered sugar. Add maple syrup and beat until smooth. Garnish with orange spiral. Makes 12 cupcakes.
WECN HOME | RECIPES HOME APPETIZERS | SOUPS/SALADS | SIDES/MISC. | MAIN COURSES | DESSERTS ©2009 Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News


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Molded with Eagle Claw Lazer-Sharp short-shank, wide-gap hooks, the Fire-Ball Jig produces a compact, natural live bait presentation that gamefish can't resist. Extra eyelet designed accommodates stinger hooks to sting those short-striking biters. Deadly with minnows, crawlers and leeches. Pack of 6. |
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- Easy To Handle
- Good For Variety Of Fish
- Strong
Best Uses
- Fresh Water
- Ice Fishing
- Jigging
- Trolling
Comments about Northland Fishing Tackle Northland Fire-Ball Jigs, 1/8 oz.:
The glow on the jigs lasts and is high quality. The paint used holds up exceptionally well when bounced in the rocks or through sand and pebbles.
The hooks used are strong and sharp.Some may say, they are only ball jigs, but these are superior because of stated reasons. Thank You!
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Are there any particularly useful ticketing systems for handling the sorts and volume of complaints an abuse desk sees? Currently my company has deployed Remedy internally and while it is particularly useful in managing work requests and our noc's incident response, it seems to be completely unsuited for our abuse desk needs. I've been recommended to Abacus and would be interested in anyone's experience with it. If someone has had a painless and successful experience using Remedy to handle abuse desk ticketing I'd love to hear a little about the overall engineering of the system to handle it. --- James Baldwin


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April 26, 2015
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The chairman of the Texas House Committee Energy on Energy Resources has set up a team of lawmakers to investigate earthquakes in oil and gas drilling areas.
Chairman Jim Keffer on Thursday named three Republicans and one Democrat to the "Subcommittee on Seismic Activity"
The legislative committee that drafts the laws that regulate the oil and gas industry joins the Texas Railroad Commission in examining why there has been a rash of small earthquakes in parts of the state where oil and gas drilling activity is intense, or where companies drill disposal wells for contaminated water.
Denton Republican Myra Crownover will chair the subcommittee that will determine if there is a link between the earthquakes and oil and gas activity.
Oil and gas companies deny they are responsible for the temblors.
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How to get to Summerfest through traffic, road construction
UPDATED 6:38 PM CDT Jun 25, 2014There are a lot of ways to get to Summerfest, including Milwaukee County Transit.
Video TranscriptSHIRT ON ME GET IN FREE BETWEEN NOON AND 3:00. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO KNOW IS HOW TO GET DOWN HERE. IT CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY. CONSTRUCTION IS CHANGING THINGS. DRIVERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH SUMMERFEST IN TRAFFIC ON TOP OF THE CONSTRUCTION. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT SMILEY FACE TO GET YOU TO SUMMERFEST. THAT'S THE BEST ADVICE WE HAVE. HEAD EAST ON MICHIGAN STREET. IF YOU'RE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH, GET OFF AT LAP HIM IN GREENFIELD AND HEAD EAST TO FIRST READ AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS. FROM THE WEST, GET OFF AT ST. PAUL AND TAKE IT EAST TO WATER STREET. AGAIN, FOLLOW THE SIGNS. HILLARY, I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW CHALLENGES, BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET DOWN HERE. OF COURSE NOT. PEOPLE WILL FIND A WAY TO GET THERE. THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS TO GET DOWN TO SUMMERFEST. YOU CAN PARK CLOSE BY , OR YOU CAN DO WHAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE LIKE TO DO, TAKE THE CHEAPER, HASSLEFREE ROUTE. WITH EXACTLY SIX DOLLARS AND $.50, THEY ARE ON A MISSION. I'M HOPING TO GO AS MANY TIMES AS I CAN. LAST YEAR WHEN I WENT MY FRIEND DROVE AND THERE WAS LIKE NO PARKING. IT TOOK US ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THIS IS A LOT EASIER AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC. THERE ARE MANY SNAGS ON THE ROAD TO SUMMERFEST THIS YEAR. MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH SUMMERFEST FOR YEARS. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMERFEST WE ARE ALL PREPARED, A LOT OF EXTRA HANDS ON DECK. WE WILL SERVE PROBABLY A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DRIVE DOWN HERE TO HAVE THEIR CAR CLOSE BY. COMING UP AT 6:00, WE WILL TALK WITH HIM AND SEE HOW THEY ARE
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Virtual Toy Chest Archive
The Incredible Domino Rally was first made by Grand Toys of Quebec Canada in 1981. Domino Rally was then produced by Pressman from the mid 1980s through the mid 1990s. The sets featured plastic dominoes that you would stand up and then knock down in one giant chain reaction.
Grand Toys incomplete checklist
Domino Rally 200
Domino Rally 500
Mark I
Mark II
Pressman incomplete checklist (The years listed indicate that set was available in that year and not necessarily that they were the first year that the set was issued)
All-American Glider Starter Set
Deluxe Set with rocket 1989
Dino Roar Set
Expert Set
Extreme Action Set with windsurfer and hangglider
Intermediate Set with power tower
Mad Lab Set 1996
Neon Super Deluxe Set with rocket and helicopter 1994
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WBC – Puerto Rico vs. Japan – Pregame Festivities
The final rounds of the World Baseball Classic got off to a great start tonight. A highlight of the pregame festivities was Orlando Cepeda bringing out the first pitch balls to the managers of the last 2 WBC tournaments winners. The Giants on both sides of the Pacific were represented tonight, with Angel Pagan batting lead off for Puerto Rico and Sadaharu Oh throwing out the first pitch. Tomorrow we can look forward to a couple more Giants one the field when BamBam Meulens brings his Netherlands team to AT&T Park to face Santiago Casilla with the Dominican Republic.
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Givenchy Play Cologne
By Givenchy for Men
Givenchy Play Cologne by Givenchy, This fragrance for men was composed by perfumers emilie copperman and lucas suizac . Givenchy play is available in both an everyday eau de toilette and a more intense version, both centered on amyris wood. The eau de toilette will include notes of bitter orange, grapefruit, black pepper and patchouli; the intense version features bergamot, tangerine, pink pepper, vetiver, tonka bean and patchouli. Singer justin timberlake appears in the first ad campaign. ... Read More
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History and background of Givenchy. 1927, the year the Musketeers triumphed at the Davis Cup, the year Charles Lindbergh flew nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean and the year Hubert deGivenchy was born at No 24, rue Saint-Louis in Beauvais (France). Read more about Givenchy
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I was very impressed and pleased by your service. I was shopping around for the perfume I ordered for my wife's birthday gift. I could not find it at many stores that I went; so I decided to buy it online. I must say that many other sites had it for double of what you had it for and when I saw your price I was sceptical because it was so much cheaper. I ended up ordering it anyway and seeing the Yahoo rating of your site made me feel a lot more easier in placing my order. I must tell you I was very pleased, I am a very picky consumer and when I shop I like to know what I am getting into. My order was here quicker than expected and from the day I placed my order I recieved an e-mail confirming it. Once again I am a very satisfied customer and I know where I am going to buy my Mother's birthday gift.
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The Best Smelling Cologne For Men!
This cologne is the best. I bought it like 3-4 years ago and it's still holding up to this day. I love the smell, it's not over powering like other colognes. I...Read complete review
This cologne is the best. I bought it like 3-4 years ago and it's still holding up to this day. I love the smell, it's not over powering like other colognes. I have five other colognes (most were part of gifts and some I wanted to try because of the famous names attached to them) but PLAY is my go to cologne. It smells way better than those other colognes (in my opinion). I wish they had a gift set I could buy.
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Quite ordinary
It is nice but quite ordinary smell, but what could you expect from this price segment? It suits for young men in a age of 20-25, to my mind.
It is nice but quite ordinary smell, but what could you expect from this price segment? It suits for young men in a age of 20-25, to my mind.
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I bought this cologne for my boyfriend as a gift. Even though the bottle I bought was a "tester," that didn't make a difference to the quality at all. The bottle is a different color but everything else is perfect. For how much cheaper it is to buy a tester, it was definitely worth it!
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Great smell! Recommend man and gentlemen!
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Very good fragrance !
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daily til they bury me with it, and then too
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I love to use this as a signature frag. it doesn't offend anyone. but for most winter frags, you may want to watch the trigger, it could get a little too harsh for some people. definitely worth the purchase. I even recommended it to a friend.
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The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and makes land use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The City Council also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget and each member is limited to three consecutive terms in office and can run again after a four year respite.
The head of the City Council is called the Speaker, and is currently Christine Quinn, a Democrat. The Speaker sets the agenda and presides at meetings of the City Council. Proposed legislation is submitted through the Speaker's Office. There are 45 Democratic council members led by Majority Leader Joel Rivera. The five Republican council members are led by Minority Leader James Oddo. There is also one member of the Working Families Party.
The Council has 35 committees with oversight of various functions of the city government. Each council member sits on at least three standing, select or subcommittees (listed below). The standing committees meet at least once per month. The Speaker of the Council, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader are all ex officio members of every committee.
Council members are elected every four years, except for two consecutive two year terms every twenty years (starting in 2001 and 2003 and again in 2021 and 2023).[1]
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The history of the New York City Council can be traced to Dutch colonial days when New York City was called New Amsterdam.
On February 2, 1653, the town of New Amsterdam, founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island in 1625, was incorporated as a city under a charter issued by the Dutch West India Company. A Council of Legislators sat as the local lawmaking body and as a court of inferior jurisdiction.
During the 18th and 19th centuries the local legislature was called the Common Council and then the Board of Aldermen. In 1898 the amalgamation charter of the City of Greater New York renamed and revamped the Council and added a New York City Board of Estimate with certain administrative and financial powers. After a number of changes through the ensuing years, the present Council was born in 1938 under a new charter which instituted the Council as the sole legislative body and the New York City Board of Estimate as the chief administrative body. Certain functions of the Council, however, remained subject to the approval of the Board.
A system of proportional representation seated a 26-member Council, including Alec Rominger, in 1938 to serve two-year terms. The term was extended to four years in 1945 to coincide with the term of the Mayor. Proportional representation was abolished in 1947. It was replaced by a system of electing one Council Member from each State Senate district within the city. The Charter also provided for the election of two Council Members-at-large from each of the five boroughs. In June 1983, however, a federal court ruled that the 10 at-large seats violated the United States Constitution's one-person, one-vote mandate.
In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that the Board of Estimate also violated the one-person, one-vote mandate. In response, the new Charter abolished the Board of Estimate and provided for the redrawing of the Council district lines to increase minority representation on the Council. It also increased the number of Council Members from 35 to 51. The Council was then granted full power over the municipal budget, as well as authority over zoning, land use and franchises.
In 1993 the New York City Council voted to rename the position of President of the City Council to the Public Advocate. The Public Advocate presides over all stated meetings of the New York City Council. As the presiding officer, the Public Advocate is an ex officio member of all committees in the Council, and in that capacity has the right to introduce and co-sponsor legislation.
A two-term limit was imposed on City Council members and citywide elected officials after a 1993 referendum. In 1996, voters turned down a Council proposal to extend term limits. The movement to introduce term limits was led by Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics heir, who spent $4 million on the two referendums.
In 2008, however, at the urging of Mayor Michael Bloomberg (who, like many Council members, would have exhausted his two terms in 2009), the Council voted 29-22 to extend this limit to three terms, after defeating (by a vote of 22-28 with one abstention) an amendment to submit the issue to public referendum.[2] Legal challenges to the extension failed in Federal court,[3] and a proposed law in the New York State Legislature to override the extension was not passed.
Through several changes in title and duties, this person has been, together with the Mayor and City Comptroller, one of the three municipal officers directly elected by all of the City's voters, and also the person who — when the elected Mayor resigns, dies, or otherwise loses the ability to serve — becomes Acting Mayor until the next special or regular election.
Until 1989, these three officers, together with the five Borough Presidents, constituted the New York City Board of Estimate.
Political campaigns have traditionally tried to balance their candidates for these three offices to appeal as wide a range as possible of the City's political, geographical, social, ethnic and religious constituencies (and, when possible, to both sexes).
Ardolph L. Kline, Joseph V. McKee, and Vincent R. Impellitteri Became Acting Mayor upon the death or resignation of the elected Mayor.
John Purroy Mitchel, Vincent R. Impellitteri, and Fiorello H. La Guardia Later won election as Mayor.
Fiorello H. La Guardia, Joseph V. McKee, Rudolph Halley, Newbold Morris, Carol Bellamy, and Mark J. Green were Unsuccessful candidate for Mayor in a subsequent general election.
Alfred E. Smith (Al Smith) later ran five times (four of them successful) for Governor of the State of New York, and ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1928.
Office | Officer | Start year | End year |
President of the Board of Aldermen | 1898 | 1901 | Randolph Guggenheimer |
1902 | 1905 | Charles V. Fornes | |
1906 | 1909 | Patrick McGowan | |
1910 | 1912 | John Purroy Mitchel | |
1912 | 1913 | Ardolph L. Kline | |
1914 | 1916 | George McAneny | |
1917 | Frank L. Dowling | ||
1918 | Alfred E. Smith | ||
1919 | Robert L. Moran | ||
1920 | 1921 | Fiorello H. La Guardia | |
1922 | 1924 | Murray Hulbert | |
1925 | William T. Collins | ||
1926 | 1933 | Joseph V. McKee | |
1934 | 1936 | Bernard S. Deutsch | |
1937 | William F. Brunner | ||
President of the City Council | 1938 | 1945 | Newbold Morris |
1946 | 1949 | Vincent R. Impellitteri | |
1950 | Joseph T. Sharkey | ||
1951 | 1953 | Rudolph Halley | |
1954 | 1961 | Abe Stark | |
1962 | 1965 | Paul R. Screvane | |
1966 | 1968 | Frank D. O'Connor | |
1969 | Francis X. Smith | ||
1970 | 1973 | Sanford D. Garelik | |
1974 | 1977 | Paul O'Dwyer | |
1978 | 1985 | Carol Bellamy | |
1986 | 1993 | Andrew Stein | |
Public Advocate | 1994 | 2001 | Mark J. Green |
2002 | 2009 | Betsy Gotbaum | |
2010 | 2013 | Bill de Blasio [first term] |
This officer is elected by the members of the Council. It is not in the immediate line of succession to the mayoralty between elections.
Start year | End year | Speaker |
1986 | 2001 | Peter Vallone, Sr. |
2002 | 2005 | Gifford Miller |
2006 | Christine Quinn |
Council Members currently receive $112,500 a year in base salary, which the council increased from $90,000 in late 2006.[5] Members can also receive tens of thousands of dollars in additional compensation "while serving as a committee chairperson or other officer…for the particular and additional services pertaining to the additional duties of such position."[6]
Position | Name | Party | Borough | District |
Speaker | Christine Quinn | Democratic | Manhattan |
Majority Leader | Joel Rivera | Democratic | Bronx |
Minority Leader | James Oddo | Republican | Staten Island |


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What's in your blizzard survival kit?
Quoting Veni.Vidi.Vici.:If I was in the blizzard it would have duct tape, diapers and booze. I would duct tape my kids mouths, put them in diapers and drink myself sleepy.
Bottled water, chocolate, pellets for the stove....and beer. I think I am all set...
Quoting UpSheRises:I don't stock up on anything. I live in a snow state. We just get out our shovels and snow blowers and move on with our lives.
Now I can tell you what we have for hurricanes:
Bathtubs filled with water.
1 gallon of water for drinking per person per day ( many you would not get how hot it is going to be after that hurricane knocks out power)
Enough food that doesn't require cooking for everyone for 10 days to 2 weeks.
Ziploc bag containing important documents, photos, medicines that is carried by someone at all times during the hurricane in case you have to leave.
Pet food for 2-4 weeks.
Generator filled and gas cans filled to run the freezer and other electrics as needed.
Charcoal for the BBQ
Batteries for all radios, flashlights, and toys
Beer, wine, whiskey, tequila, rum, vodka, gin, club soda, limes and lemons (If I am stuck with 90% humidity, 95 degrees, no AC, and bored kids who I have to keep lecturing not to go look for snakes, I am drinking)


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Crocs CF618 20GN Black Green eyeglasses are made for thrill-seekers who don't want to compromise style. This fun frame comes in the popular Retro Wingtip shape and features a matte black finish on the frame front, paired with bright green temples. In true Crocs™ fashion, these glasses offer maximum durability to ensure you are ready for anything.About the Brand
Crocs™ has sold over 200 million pairs of shoes worldwide since 2002 and donated over 3,000,000 pairs via their Crocs Cares™ program. Now they bring their innovative technologies and penchant for ultimate comfort and maximum durability to the eyewear scene with a collection of high quality frames in fun, vibrant styles that not only look great, but will last you through any adventure.Rates estimated for shipping to: United States
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Thermal Wood Treatment
Luxhammar Corp. | Posted: September 28, 2013 - 01:56 PM
Luxhammar is a company specializing in production of thermal modification equipment for wood. Thermal modification is an ecological method to protect wood against Basidiomycetes, says the company. The treatment is based on a natural method that makes wood protect itself, adds Luxhammar, and improve woods' decay resistance by heating with modern high technology. Luxhammar offers 24/7 maintenance and support services for its customers. The company also provides spare parts or complete replacement units. Standard parts are in stock and ready for shipment.
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